The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-09-08

the buds or bark 0f such trees a. the
Ga. the poplar or the chestnut The
pollen Is stored away IS food for the
little ones. aHd the PrnpOlis comes into
nse ~ cement in the delicate masonry
Il the hive.
While some Of the bees are hunting
N the fields others remain At home to
nurse the infants. store away the
honey and the pollen a. Il l. brought
IN. and attend 10 the Thousand and one
duties incident TO a Well-regulaied com
nsuniiy
When Mistress Bee. ont IN pastures.
alighis upon a flower. she finds. deep
in lis sweet embrace. q precious liquid.
rapidly deposited By the blossom in
warm and sunny weather. This she
proceeds to gather. Il Is the honey.
which. being swallowed and digested
BY her. Is subjected 10 some
peculiar process before q
Is placed in the hive in
the form familiar 70 Us all The
honey obtained. she proceeds 70 freight
herself with pollen This she rolls
into tiny pellets. and slows it away in
pouches in her PosteriOr legs. She
will even completely cover herself with
this dust. and upon reaching home her
sisters will carefully brush her Cd.
gathering mp the precious material.
that nothing may be lost. aud place Il
in the storehonse cells.
Perhaps the INST remarkable thing
IN connection with these honey and pol
len gathering excursions Of the bee is
the fact that she confines her search 10
a single species o. flower on each jour
ney. This is most important A Il
il one Of the bees functions 10 fer
tiliz undeveloped plants with the pol
len pruper to- iis species, the effect Of
any mistake on her part would sadly
confuse our botanical studies.
On 4 very warm day you will see
several bees standing at the door Of
the hive. with their feet firmly fast
ened Ia the 4 'ur. aud tapping their
wings with al their might They are
ventilating the hive. and by this
continued exertiOn. their wings. OPP
Grating ~ fans. propel n current Ol
c,sol air intn their dwelling. aud pre-
vent the inmates from suffering by
the intense heat A. this operation
must be very faiiguing. the tanner
are relieved At regular intervals BY
others who continue the exercise.
The bees scent Is keen. aud nothing
annOys her more than an offensive
smell sac j. particularly avrrse 10
the olnr 81 p..rSniraii,n. either upon
man or beast Neither will she sub
init To be- brrai he'd upon. aid great
ear. has thus Ia b. exercised BY the
le..-krrper in handling his swarms.
When more than one princess T.
bnrn. the rivals engage ia an immedi.
ale aud deadly duel. aud the survivor
claims the throne from the mother
queen. who. with such loyal subjects
a. chOOss to follow Der. gocs
forth into the world in search of new
home, which the bes-keeper has care
fully prepared meanwhile. aud the
Young queen remains behind to carry
ON the work Of her royal mother.
Ber-keeplng Is a pleasant aud profit
able industry. Il is praeiieed to y
greater extent In he United States thar
in any other part Of the world. and ths
b.es add millions 81 dollars a year 1,
our n ational wealth Any reader o.
the Companion. who lives in the cOun.
ny. can keep b-es il he will first seeI
the advice Of an authoritative book up
un the subj ct; but he must remember
that bees require as much carr -
choice sheep or cattle. or blo'ded
horses. and that the true hee-kee per j.
even more assiduous in guarding his
swarms than is the farmer IN looklns
to his iocks and herlS Pruperly hived
aud watched. b,.es will obey the behesi
If man, aud labor for him - we'll u,
Tor themselves - arthur Harrsh "
ROalhs Companion